Scottish Open (golf)

The Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open is a professional golf tournament in Scotland, and is one of eight tournaments that are part of the Rolex Series, which identifies it as one of the European Tour's premier events. It has been played on various courses, but in recent years it has been played on a links course, appealing to players who wish to gain experience before the Open, which takes place in the following week.

Scottish Open
Tournament information
Location Scotland
Established1972
Course(s)In 2019 - Renaissance Club
Par71
Length7,136 yards (6,530 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$7 million
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Brandon Stone (2018)
To par−22 Benjamin Hébert (2019)
Bernd Wiesberger (2019)
Current champion
Bernd Wiesberger
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Scottish Open venues ( 2019 venue)

Since 1987 it has, together with John Deere Classic, been the last chance to qualify for The Open. It has been part of the Open Qualifying Series since that series started in 2014. The leading 3 players (4 in 2016) not already qualified, have received an entry to the Open. Before 2014 there was generally an exemption category so that the leading player or players, not already qualified, could play in the Open.

The Scottish Open became a Rolex Series event in 2017 (when the series was inaugurated), which meant the prize fund was increased to $7 million.

History

1972 and 1973

The first Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open was part of the 1972 European Tour and was held at Downfield Golf Club near Dundee. Neil Coles beat Brian Huggett at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, holing a 12-foot putt.[1] Total prize money was £10,000 with a first prize of £2,000. Sunbeam Electric had sponsored the Sunbeam Electric Tournament in 1971.

In 1973 the event was played on the Old Course at St Andrews. Graham Marsh won by 6 strokes from Peter Oosterhuis.[2] Total prize money was increased to £15,000 with a first prize of £2,500.[3]

Both 1972 and 1973 tournaments were broadcast extensively on ITV.[4][3] The tournament was cancelled when television coverage could not be arranged in 1974.[5]

1986 revival

The event returned to the European Tour calendar in 1986 when, under a new sponsorship deal with Bell's, the Glasgow Open, which had been held at Haggs Castle Golf Club from 1983 to 1985, was rebranded as the Scottish Open.[6][7] After remaining at Haggs Castle for the first year, the tournament moved to Gleneagles in 1987 and was played the week before the Open Championship. It remained at Gleneagles until Bell's withdrew their sponsorship in 1994 following the switch of TV coverage from BBC to SKY that year. In 1995 and 1996 it was held, without a sponsor, at Carnoustie.

The 1986 event had prize money of £130,000 with a first prize of £21,660.[8] This rose to £200,000 with a first prize of £33,330 for the 1987 event at Gleneagles.[9] This had risen to £600,000 and a first prize of £100,000 for the 1992 tournament. Despite the loss of Bell's sponsorship the prize money increased to £650,000 in 1995 but, with the event losing money, this was reduced to £480,000 in 1996.[10]

Loch Lomond

From 1997 the Scottish Open's pre-Open place on the European Tour schedule was taken by the Loch Lomond World Invitational, which had been first held at Loch Lomond Golf Club in September 1996. The top-60 in the World Rankings were invited but few non-Europeans entered.[11] The event was broadcast by the BBC. From 1997 to 2000 the Loch Lomond event was played the week before the Open Championship. These events did not use the Scottish Open name, the rights to which were owned by ISM. From 2001, it was decided that the Loch Lomond event would be known as the Scottish Open and all prior editions, including the September 1996 event, would be granted Scottish Open status. This resulted in the anomaly of there being two "Scottish Opens" in 1996.[12] The September 1996 event had a first prize of £125,000, rising to £133,330 in 1997 and £183,330 by 2000.

The 2001 Scottish Open was run without a main sponsor but from 2002 it was known as the Barclays Scottish Open, and was played at Loch Lomond until 2010. Some concern was expressed that the course, which is very different from the links courses on which the Open Championship is played, put European Tour players at a disadvantage compared to their leading rivals from the PGA Tour, who traditionally spent a week practising for the Open on links courses in Ireland.

In 2011 it was held at Castle Stuart Golf Links, near Inverness, due to the financial difficulties being suffered by Loch Lomond. Play was reduced to 54 holes (three rounds) in the tournament due to heavy rain, which caused flooding and landslides.[13] Aberdeen Asset Management took over sponsorship in 2012, but the event remained at Castle Stuart in 2012 and 2013 before moving to Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in 2014.[14] It was played at Gullane Golf Club in 2015 and at Castle Stuart Golf Links in 2016.[15] In 2016, the attendance figures at Castle Stuart were disappointing, with a reduction of more than 20,000 to 41,809 over the four tournament days.[16] In 2017 it was held in Ayrshire, for the first time in its current guise, at Dundonald Links.[17] It was played at Gullane again in 2018 and will be played at the nearby Renaissance Club in 2019 and 2020.

Disability Event

From 2019, a 36-hole EDGA (European Disabled Golf Association) Scottish Open event of ten players takes place on the same course on the Saturday and Sunday morning of the main event.[18]

Winners
European Tour (Rolex Series)2017–
European Tour (Regular)1972–1973; 1986–2016
# YearDate
(Rd4)		WinnerCountry VenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upPurseWinner's
share
Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish OpenUS$
37th 201914 JulBernd Wiesberger AustriaRenaissance262−22Playoff Benjamin Hébert7,000,0001,166,669
36th 201815 JulBrandon Stone South AfricaGullane260−204 strokes Eddie Pepperell7,000,0001,166,669
Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenUS$
35th 201716 JulRafa Cabrera-Bello SpainDundonald275−13Playoff Callum Shinkwin7,000,0001,166,669
Before 2017 the prize fund was always stated, and paid, in pound sterling (£) GBP£
34th 201610 JulAlex Norén SwedenCastle Stuart274−141 stroke Tyrrell Hatton3,250,000541,668
33rd 201512 JulRickie Fowler United StatesGullane268−121 stroke Raphaël Jacquelin
Matt Kuchar		3,250,000541,668
32nd 201413 JulJustin Rose EnglandRoyal Aberdeen268−162 strokes Kristoffer Broberg3,000,000500,000
31st 201314 JulPhil Mickelson United StatesCastle Stuart271−17Playoff Branden Grace3,000,000500,000
30th 201215 JulJeev Milkha Singh IndiaCastle Stuart271−17Playoff Francesco Molinari2,500,000416,668
Barclays Scottish OpenGBP£
29th 201110 Jul Luke Donald EnglandCastle Stuart197[lower-alpha 1]−194 strokes Fredrik Andersson Hed3,000,000500,000
28th 201011 Jul Edoardo Molinari ItalyLoch Lomond272−123 strokes Darren Clarke3,000,000500,000
27th 200912 Jul Martin Kaymer GermanyLoch Lomond269−152 strokes Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
Raphaël Jacquelin		3,000,000500,000
26th 200813 Jul Graeme McDowell Northern IrelandLoch Lomond271−132 strokes James Kingston3,000,000500,000
25th 200715 Jul Grégory Havret FranceLoch Lomond272−14Playoff Phil Mickelson3,000,000500,000
24th 200616 Jul Johan Edfors SwedenLoch Lomond271−132 strokes Luke Donald
Andrés Romero
Charl Schwartzel		2,400,000400,000
23rd 200510 Jul Tim Clark South AfricaLoch Lomond265−192 strokes Darren Clarke
Maarten Lafeber		2,400,000400,000
22rd 200411 Jul Thomas Levet FranceLoch Lomond269−151 stroke Michael Campbell2,200,000366,660
21st 200313 Jul Ernie Els (2) South AfricaLoch Lomond267−175 strokes Darren Clarke
Phillip Price		2,200,000366,660
20th 200214 Jul Eduardo Romero ArgentinaLoch Lomond273−11Playoff Fredrik Jacobson2,200,000366,660
Scottish Open at Loch LomondGBP£
19th 200115 Jul Retief Goosen South AfricaLoch Lomond268−163 strokes Thomas Bjørn2,200,000366,660
Standard Life Loch LomondGBP£
18th 200015 Jul Ernie Els South AfricaLoch Lomond273−111 stroke Tom Lehman1,100,000183,330
17th 199910 Jul Colin Montgomerie ScotlandLoch Lomond268−163 strokes Sergio García
Michael Jonzon
Mats Lanner		1,000,000166,660
Standard Life World InvitationalGBP£
16th 199811 Jul Lee Westwood EnglandLoch Lomond276−84 strokes Robert Allenby
Dennis Edlund
David Howell
Eduardo Romero
Ian Woosnam		850,000141,660
Gulfstream Loch Lomond World InvitationalGBP£
15th 199712 Jul Tom Lehman United StatesLoch Lomond265−195 strokes Ernie Els800,000133,330
Loch Lomond World InvitationalGBP£
14th 1996[lower-alpha 2]22 Sep Thomas Bjørn DenmarkLoch Lomond277−71 stroke Jean van de Velde750,000125,000
Scottish OpenGBP£
13th 1996[lower-alpha 2]13 Jul Ian Woosnam (3) WalesCarnoustie289+14 strokes Andrew Coltart480,00080,000
12th 199515 Jul Wayne Riley AustraliaCarnoustie276−122 strokes Nick Faldo650,000108,330
Bell's Scottish OpenGBP£
11th 19949 Jul Carl Mason EnglandGleneagles (King's)265−151 stroke Peter Mitchell600,000100,000
10th 199310 Jul Jesper Parnevik SwedenGleneagles (King's)271−95 strokes Payne Stewart600,000100,000
9th 199211 Jul Peter O'Malley AustraliaGleneagles (King's)262−182 strokes Colin Montgomerie600,000100,000
8th 199113 Jul Craig Parry AustraliaGleneagles (King's)268−121 stroke Mark McNulty500,00083,330
7th 199014 Jul Ian Woosnam (2) WalesGleneagles (King's)269−154 strokes Mark McNulty400,00066,660
6th 198915 Jul Michael Allen United StatesGleneagles (King's)272−82 strokes José María Olazábal
Ian Woosnam		300,00050,000
5th 19889 Jul Barry Lane EnglandGleneagles (King's)271−133 strokes Sandy Lyle
José Rivero		250,00041,660
4th 198711 Jul Ian Woosnam WalesGleneagles (King's)264−207 strokes Peter Senior200,00033,330
3rd 198624 Aug David Feherty Northern IrelandHaggs Castle270−14Playoff Ian Baker-Finch
Christy O'Connor Jnr		130,00021,660
1974–85: No tournament
Sunbeam Electric Scottish OpenGBP£
2nd 197330 Jun Graham Marsh AustraliaSt Andrews286−26 strokes Peter Oosterhuis15,0002,500
1st 19721 Jul Neil Coles EnglandDownfield283−5Playoff Brian Huggett10,0002,000
  1. 2011 event shortened to 54 holes.
  2. Two events in 1996 after Loch Lomond World Invitational retrospectively recognised as an edition of the Scottish Open

Previous event of same name
Scottish Open
Tournament information
Location Scotland
Established1935
FormatStroke play
Final year1936
Final champion
Jimmy Adams

In 1935 Gleneagles hosted a Scottish Open Championship held on the King's course. Total prize money was £750.[19] The R&A objected to the use of the term "Championship" being used for a tournament organised by a private enterprise.[20] Percy Alliss won the tournament by 4 strokes from Jack Busson with an aggregate of 273.[21] The 1936 tournament was sponsored by Penfold and known as the Penfold Scottish Open. Penfold had sponsored tournaments in Wales and England from 1932 to 1934. The tournament was played at Ayr Belleisle Golf Club. Total prize money was again £750. After 72 holes Jimmy Adams and Tom Collinge tied on 287.[22] In the 36-hole playoff, Adams had rounds of 68 and 69 and won by 11 strokes.[23] It was intended to hold the 1937 Penfold Scottish Open in the Carnoustie area, just before the 1937 Open Championship which was to be played there. The R&A objected to the arrangement and the event was cancelled.[24] Penfold resumed their golf sponsorship with the Penfold Professional Golf League in 1938.

# YearDate
(Rd4)		PlayerCountry LocationScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
Penfold Scottish Open
2nd 193619 JunJimmy Adams ScotlandBelleisle287n/aPlayoff Tom Collinge
Scottish Open Championship
1st 193517 JunPercy Alliss EnglandGleneagles (King's)273n/a4 strokes Jack Busson
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See also

References
  1. "Golf – Coles wins title putting like a demon". The Times. 3 July 1972. p. 11.
  2. "Marsh in line for Open win". The Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1963. p. 5.
  3. "Golf –Scottish Open moves to the Old course". The Times. 12 January 1973. p. 7.
  4. "Golf – Rich plum beyond reach of sponsors". The Times. 12 July 1972. p. I.
  5. "No TV—No Scots' open". Glasgow Herald. 23 November 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  6. "Scottish Open rings the bell". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 June 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "O'Connor's cup bid continues". Irish Independent. 21 August 1986. p. 14. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Prize increase". The Times. 9 August 1986. p. 34.
  9. "Woosnam tips himself for double win in Scotland". The Times. 13 July 1987. p. 34.
  10. "Rights to Scottish Open sold to IMG". The Times. 10 July 1996. p. 45.
  11. "Leading American immune to Loch Lomond's charms". The Times. 19 September 1996. p. 42.
  12. "Scottish Open: Historic yet new". BBC Sport. 13 July 2001. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  13. "Bad weather suspends golf's Scottish Open". BBC News. BBC. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  14. "Scottish Open to moves to Royal Aberdeen in 2014". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  15. "Scottish Open: Gullane and Castle Stuart host next two tournaments". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  16. Inglis, Martin (10 July 2016). "Scottish Open attendance 'disappointing'". bunkered.
  17. McEwan, Michael (25 April 2016). "Dundonald Links to host 2017 Scottish Open". bunkered.
  18. Dempster, Martin (9 May 2019). "Disability Scottish Open at The Renaissance". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  19. "The Scottish "Open" – Practice play at Gleneagles". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1935. p. 20.
  20. "Golf – Scottish "Open" qualifiers – Callum and Alliss lead". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1935. p. 12.
  21. "Great finish by Alliss – Final round of 66 at Gleneagles – Record aggregate in Scots Open championship". The Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1935. p. 20.
  22. "Collinge-Adams replay – Tie in the Penfold tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1936. p. 20.
  23. "Record-breaking win – Adams's rounds of 68 and 69". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1936. p. 4.
  24. "Scottish tournament cancelled – Result of R. and A. Club objection". The Glasgow Herald. 2 January 1937. p. 15.

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